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An Urgent Appeal To Unchain Our Children Supporters

An Urgent Appeal To Unchain Our Children Supporters

Consider Giving one item on The Little Minions’ Wishlist We urgently appeal to all the supporters of Unchain Our Children to consider donating living essentials in the form of food and toiletries as well as educational toys, playmats and other ...
Hills Incorporated Legal Assistance And Support Advance Justice For Domestic Violence And Gender-Based Violence Victims

Hills Incorporated Legal Assistance And Support Advance Justice For Domestic Violence And Gender-Based Violence Victims

To enable Unchain Our Children to assist victims and survivors with a multi-level service bouquet, volunteer service providers from the private- and corporate sector play an essential role as many of the victims and survivors don’t have the means to ...
Unchain Our Children Invited To Speak At Legal Aid South Africa’s Gauteng Annual Provincial Stakeholder Forum

Unchain Our Children Invited To Speak At Legal Aid South Africa’s Gauteng Annual Provincial Stakeholder Forum

During Legal Aid South Africa’s Gauteng annual Provincial Stakeholder Forum held in Pretoria recently, Mr Wayne van Onselen, Founder and Executive Director of Unchain Our Children was given a platform, courtesy of Adv Nieuwoudt, to inform the audience about the ...
Unchain Our Children’s Special Ops Unit Brought Gender-Based Violence Victims To Safety Within 24 Hours

Unchain Our Children’s Special Ops Unit Brought Gender-Based Violence Victims To Safety Within 24 Hours

The recent swift reaction to a distress call of the victim’s grandmother, resulted in Unchain Our Children’s Special Ops Unit, The Battle Angels Task Team, extracting the mother and child and brought to extended family within a period of 24 ...
CASE CLOSED! - Older man cyber stalking a minor held accountable and victim safe

CASE CLOSED! – Older man cyber stalking a minor held accountable and victim safe

A recent case of cyber stalking with the intent to deceive a minor by pretending that this much older man is a teen, has been successfully investigated by two specialist investigators whose intent it is to save as many victims ...
Unchain Our Children Team’s Intervention In Severe Elder Abuse And Neglect Saved Patient From Certain Demise

Unchain Our Children Team’s Intervention In Severe Elder Abuse And Neglect Saved Patient From Certain Demise

This week Unchain Our Children was alerted to a case of severe elder neglect and abuse including, malnutrition, extreme dehydration, poor personal hygiene, a broken hip, untreated bedsores, and debilitating weakness. Cobra, from National Crime Investigation Services (NCIS) Control Room ...
Unchain Our Children’s First Operative Meeting For 2023 Welcomed New Team Members

Unchain Our Children’s First Operative Meeting For 2023 Welcomed New Team Members

During the first Operatives meeting for 2023, Wayne van Onselen, Founder and Executive Director of Unchain Our Children welcomed new Team Members which will bring a wealth of knowledge, experience, and hands-on help to the table. Wayne also welcomed Nicky ...
The Heart Of Stella Foundation’s Generous Donation Of Baby Necessities And Books

The Heart Of Stella Foundation’s Generous Donation Of Baby Necessities And Books

They Provide For The Huge Need Of Vulnerable Communities That Unchain Our Children Serves Callyn Bowler, Managing Director of The Heart of Stella Foundation, an NPO focussing on supporting other organisations in their endeavour to facilitate change and growth in ...
Unchain Our Children’s Ambassador Spoke On Gender-Based Violence, Abuse And Recovery At Brackendowns SAPS Event

Unchain Our Children’s Ambassador Spoke On Gender-Based Violence, Abuse And Recovery At Brackendowns SAPS Event

Brackendowns SAPS in Alberton, hosted a community event at Doxa Deo Church in Meyersdal recently where Unchain Our Children’s Ambassador, Ianthe Wessels, Mrs Universe South Africa 2019, spoke on the horrific reality of gender-based violence, domestic abuse, and workplace abuse ...
Unchain Our Children In Conversation With Free To Fly Where Human Trafficking Victims Are Restored To Conquering Victors

Unchain Our Children In Conversation With Free To Fly Where Human Trafficking Victims Are Restored To Conquering Victors

Wayne van Onselen, Founder and Executive Director for Unchain Our Children is currently networking with several prominent role players in the Western Cape who share the vision of Unchain Our Children to equip survivors of sexual exploitation and human trafficking ...
Unchain Our Children Invited To Talk At Bramley Children’s Home Creating Awareness Regarding Dangers Of Cyber Space, Bullying And Human Trafficking

Unchain Our Children Invited To Talk At Bramley Children’s Home Creating Awareness Regarding Dangers Of Cyber Space, Bullying And Human Trafficking

Wayne van Onselen, Founder and Executive Director of Unchain Our Children, together with W/O Smit (FCS Pretoria Moot, W/O Boshoff (SECI) and W/O Malatsi (SAPS Sunnyside) were invited to speak to the children at Bramley Children’s Home to create awareness ...
Strong Unchain Our Children Community Network Resulted In Veggie Donation To Four Charity Organizations

Strong Unchain Our Children Community Network Resulted In Veggie Donation To Four Charity Organizations

Strong ties with the Brits community and a well-known farmer in the area, lead to a meeting with DW Fresh, the biggest vegetable agency on the Pretoria Fresh Produce Market who very kindly donated veggies which are shared among four ...
Beautiful Unchain Our Children Ambassador Adds Her Voice To Liberation Of South Africa’s Abused Women And Children

Beautiful Unchain Our Children Ambassador Adds Her Voice To Liberation Of South Africa’s Abused Women And Children

Ianthe Wessels, Mrs Universe South Africa 2019, has announced her participation in the combatting of violence against the vulnerable in South Africa.  She decided to take hands with Unchain Our Children to forward their cause by adding her voice for ...
ASSA ABLOY Donation To Unchain Our Children Aids Safe House Security

ASSA ABLOY Donation To Unchain Our Children Aids Safe House Security

A variety of ASSA ABLOY locking mechanisms was donated to Unchain Our Children when Ashley Aiton, Supply Chain and Logistic Manager, Stacey Conradie, Marketing & Digital Strategy Manager and Lourike Potgieter, Marketing Coordinator, paid a visit to their offices today ...
Unchain Our Children Reached Out To New Beginningz In A Collaboration Effort To Support Abused And Abandoned Babies & Toddlers

Unchain Our Children Reached Out To New Beginningz In A Collaboration Effort To Support Abused And Abandoned Babies & Toddlers

In an ongoing effort to identify places of safety that compassionately care for abandoned and abused babies and children, Unchain Our Children reached out to New BeginningZ today and besides the lovely visit, we were blessed with Baby Formula donated ...
Unchain Our Children Operatives’ Quick Intervention Prevented Young Woman From Becoming Another Human Trafficking Statistic

Unchain Our Children Operatives’ Quick Intervention Prevented Young Woman From Becoming Another Human Trafficking Statistic

An incident of trafficking in people on the East Rand, was prevented over the weekend by the swift action of UOC’ specialized counter human trafficking operative reacting to the alert. The survivor was extracted and escorted to a hospital where ...
Unchain Our Children And Residentia Group In Tandem To Support The Vulnerable In Our Community

Unchain Our Children And Residentia Group In Tandem To Support The Vulnerable In Our Community

Unchain Our Children was delighted to hand over 40 blankets as well as the second donation of medical items received from Pharmacy Direct, to Sister Ilse Haasbroek, General Manager, Care of the Residentia Group, for use in the newly established ...
Unchain Our Children Invited To Launch Of Wellness Centre South Africa

Unchain Our Children Invited To Launch Of Wellness Centre South Africa

Wayne van Onselen, Founder and Executive Director of Unchain Our Children was invited as one of the guest speakers, at the launch of the Wellness Centre South Africa, an initiative with the purpose of serving the survivors of abuse in ...
South African Rope Skipping World Record Holder’s Attempt To Break 24-Hour World Record, Creates Fundraising Opportunity For Unchain Our Children

South African Rope Skipping World Record Holder’s Attempt To Break 24-Hour World Record, Creates Fundraising Opportunity For Unchain Our Children

UNCHAIN OUR CHILDREN AND FEARNOLIMITS Pretoria’s young SD Heijns, the current World Record Holder for the most skips over a rope in 8 and 12 hours will attempt to break the 24-hour world record on the 6\7th of October 2022 ...
The Purple Willow Invited By The SAPS Brackendowns To Exhibit At The Community In Blue Launch

The Purple Willow Invited By The SAPS Brackendowns To Exhibit At The Community In Blue Launch

The Purple Willow, a springboard safe house, the first of its kind in the Alberton, was invited by Captain Foord and Warrant Officer Corrie of SAPS Brackendowns to join in their Community in Blue launch today.  SAPS units, EMPD, security ...
Pharmacy Direct Donated More Medical Items To Unchain Our Children

Pharmacy Direct Donated More Medical Items To Unchain Our Children

Unchain Our children received another huge donation of medical items from Pharmacy Direct today.  We are extremely grateful to them for their support which directly affect the quality of life of the recipients. *“Pharmacy Direct Pharmacy Direct is a nationwide ...
Stork Tea For Abandoned Babies Attended Well By Generous Public Donating Baby Neccesities

Stork Tea For Abandoned Babies Attended Well By Generous Public Donating Baby Neccesities

A stork tea was organized by the Afrikaanse Toekomstrust (ATTSA) together with Unchain Our Children (UOC) to invite the general public and friends of the two organizations to celebrate the lives of babies that are not wanted by single mothers ...
Unchain Our Children And Specialized SAPS Units Part Of Awareness Campaign On Sexual Exploitation And Cyber Bullying At Oos-Moot High School

Unchain Our Children And Specialized SAPS Units Part Of Awareness Campaign On Sexual Exploitation And Cyber Bullying At Oos-Moot High School

Wayne van Onselen, Founder and Executive Director of Unchain Our Children, together with Pretoria Moot FCS (Family Violence, Child Protection and Sexual Offences unit), Kilnerpark Security and members of the South African Police Service’s Serial and Electronic Crime unit, (SECI), ...
Young Couple Thriving On Their Recovery Journey After Difficult Domestic Circumstance And Substance Abuse Caused Children To Be Safeguarded

Young Couple Thriving On Their Recovery Journey After Difficult Domestic Circumstance And Substance Abuse Caused Children To Be Safeguarded

At the onset of the Covid pandemic in 2020 many families were subjected to huge losses. Breadwinners lost their jobs and often the family lost their homes as well.  Substance abuse and gender-based violence increased and families were shattered when ...
SAPS Hercules gender-based violence action campaign emphasized importance of networking to curb increased violence against women and children in South Africa

SAPS Hercules gender-based violence action campaign emphasized importance of networking to curb increased violence against women and children in South Africa

Attended by Unchain Our Children and other likeminded organizations Continuous interaction between vital role players in the arena of combatting gender-based violence, is essential for long-term working relationships which benefit the citizens trapped in the dire socio-economic climate we all ...
Unchain Our Children Extended Their Outreach To The Residentia Group Caring For The Wellbeing Of The Elderly, Disable And Youth

Unchain Our Children Extended Their Outreach To The Residentia Group Caring For The Wellbeing Of The Elderly, Disable And Youth

Serving the best interest of children, is the core focus of Unchain Our Children’s activities. We engage with life in the beginning years which is most vulnerable and so is life at the latter years, equally vulnerable especially for senior ...
A Pioneer Setting and Maintaining High Standards for Elder Care in South Africa

A Pioneer Setting and Maintaining High Standards for Elder Care in South Africa

UNCHAIN OUR CHILDREN IN CONVERSATION WITH SISTER ILSE HAASBROEK                  Driven by compassion and purpose Sister Ilse Haasbroek, General Manager Care for Residentia, has been pursuing this labour of love for 37 years ...
Unchain Our Children Saying Goodbye To A Treasured Team Member Departing On Her Own Journey Pursuing Her Dreams

Unchain Our Children Saying Goodbye To A Treasured Team Member Departing On Her Own Journey Pursuing Her Dreams

After almost 4 years of exemplary service, our Senior National Case Manager, Ester Bredenkamp, decided to pursue her own dreams.  Ester, a most valued Unchain Operative and treasured team member, will be saying goodbye at the end of July 2022 ...
Stewarts & Lloyds Donated Blankets And Unperishable Products To Unchain Our Children’s Purple Willow Safe House In Alberton

Stewarts & Lloyds Donated Blankets And Unperishable Products To Unchain Our Children’s Purple Willow Safe House In Alberton

Stewarts & Lloyds Donated Blankets And Unperishable Products To Unchain Our Children’s Purple Willow Safe House In Alberton Recently a lovely donation of 20 blankets and bags of unperishable food for children was made by ‘The Men of Steel’ from ...
A Tale Of Truimph

A Tale Of Truimph

A father of three, struggling with anger management issues that have affected his family badly, was directed to Wayne, Founder of Unchain Our Children after a serious incident that needed not only a change of behaviour, but also a change ...
Octodec, sister company of City Property, donated 500 Dignity Packs to Unchain Our Children

Octodec, sister company of City Property, donated 500 Dignity Packs to Unchain Our Children

“BAGS FROM ABOVE!” Watching a crane at City Property Pretoria lowering 500 dignity packs for boys, girls, and women into Unchain Our Children’s trailer Tuesday morning, was watching many prayers being answered in front of our eyes.  Top quality personal ...
USA: Ghislaine Maxwell handed 20-year prison sentence for sex trafficking

USA: Ghislaine Maxwell handed 20-year prison sentence for sex trafficking

Ghislaine Maxwell was sentenced to 20 years in prison on Tuesday for helping the sex offender and globetrotting financier Jeffrey Epstein sexually abuse teenage girls, in what a judge called a “horrific scheme” that inflicted “incalculable” harm on victims. The ...
Unchain Our Children supported launch of Wonderboom SAPS Child Protection Hotline

Unchain Our Children supported launch of Wonderboom SAPS Child Protection Hotline

The Social Crime Prevention Unit of SAPS launched the Wonderboompoort Child Protection Hotline with Wonderboompoort SAPS today at Hillview High School in Roseville. The Wonderboompoort Hotline is part of 189 active Child Protection Hotlines available via SMS, WhatsApp and voice ...
Quick response of corporate staff to UOC’s request provided 12-year-old child with essentials at place of safety

Quick response of corporate staff to UOC’s request provided 12-year-old child with essentials at place of safety

The strength of Unchain Our Children is in the incredible people we are privileged to have met over the years.  People of substance.  People that have hearts for the needs of others and a message in their words.  People that ...
Supreme Court Of Appeal dismisses child abuser's claim that his 36-year sentence is too harsh

Supreme Court Of Appeal dismisses child abuser’s claim that his 36-year sentence is too harsh

The man threatened to sexually abuse the boy's 1-year-old sibling. He had also previously threatened to kill the boy's grandmother and parents if the boy ever spoke out about the abuse. The Supreme Court of Appeal (SCA) this week dismissed ...
South Africa's Outrage as Justice System Fails GBV Victims with Jaco Swart Sentence

South Africa’s Outrage as Justice System Fails GBV Victims with Jaco Swart Sentence

A video has been going viral on Twitter for the past 48 hours, showing a man – named as Jaco Swart – abusing his now estranged wife, Nicoleen Swart. The vicious way in which he kicks, punches and slaps her ...
Unchain Our Children en die Afrikaanse Toekomstrust Suid-Afrika (ATTSA) span kragte saam

Unchain Our Children en die Afrikaanse Toekomstrust Suid-Afrika (ATTSA) span kragte saam

Suid-Afrika se Grondwet beskerm en stel kinders se regte hoog op die agenda, maar in realiteit is ’n groot deel van Suid-Afrika se kinders kwesbaar, weerloos en onveilig. “Daar was onlangs ekstra fokus op ons land se kinders met nasionale ...
Evidence mounts that child abuse early warning systems are failing

Evidence mounts that child abuse early warning systems are failing

Eighteen-month-old Jeremiah Ruiters should not have died. The toddler’s ordeal could have ended soon after he was admitted to Cape Town’s Red Cross Children’s Hospital — with a broken arm — prompting doctors to suspect that he was a victim ...
South Africa: People found naked in a house used as a church. Eleven children were also found there.

South Africa: People found naked in a house used as a church. Eleven children were also found there.

Rustenburg - Six people who were arrested after they were found naked at a church in Sondela near Rustenburg appeared briefly in court, North West police said. Three men and three women, alleged to be members of an unidentified church, ...
Executive director of Unchain Our Children, Wayne van Onselen, was guest speaker on counter human trafficking at military police crime combatting forum (CCF)

Executive director of Unchain Our Children, Wayne van Onselen, was guest speaker on counter human trafficking at military police crime combatting forum (CCF)

Unchain Our Children’s Executive Director, Wayne van Onselen, was invited as the guest speaker by Colonel Marinda Swart, Regional Provost Marshal for the Northern MP Region at the Thaba Tshwane Military Police Crime Combatting Forum where he addressed the audience ...